Evan Hughes

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Little is known about Evan Hughes except that he was born in Nevin circa 1772. It is also known that he was a mariner, and was on-board the sloop Britannia with his son Hugh Jones between 1835 and 1837. It is believed that Evan may have died shortly after. It is also believed that his wife was called Jane Jones.

Below are some details (where known) about the ships that Evan served on and the crew lists where he is shown to have been onboard.

• Infatiguable ( - 1835)
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• Britannia (1835 - 1837)
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  • Britannia, a 23 ton sloop was built at Pwllheli in 1805. It was given the number 1992 and its flag code was HMGS. On 17 February 1834 Evan's son Hugh Jones became it's master. On 9 May 1837 Evan and Hugh became the sole owners - each owning 32 shares. Evan served onboard with Hugh from 1835 until the end of 1837. On the 5 March 1845 the ship was registered at Pwllheli with Hugh as the sole owner holding all 64 shares. One year later, on 20 April 1846 Hugh had sold his shares and the ship was no longer registered in his name.